Ironport AsyncosOperating system · Cisco
CVE-2013-3385
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe management GUI in the web framework in IronPort AsyncOS on Cisco Web Security Appliance devices before 7.1.3-013, 7.5 before 7.5.0-838, and 7.7 before 7.7.0-602; Email Security Appliance devices before 7.1.5-106 and 7.3, 7.5, and 7.6 before 7.6.3-019; and Content Security Management Appliance devices before 7.9.1-102 and 8.0 before 8.0.0-404 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a series of (1) HTTP or (2) HTTPS requests to a management interface, aka Bug IDs CSCzv58669, CSCzv63329, and CSCzv78669.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA denial of service vulnerability in the web framework management GUI of Cisco IronPort AsyncOS allows remote attackers to cause system hang by sending a series of malformed HTTP or HTTPS requests to the management interface on affected Web Security Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Content Security Management Appliance devices.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ironport AsyncosOperating system
<= 7.1.3= 7.2= 7.3= 7.5= 7.6= 7.7= 7.8= 7.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the appliance typeLog into the device CLI and run the 'showproduct' command, or check the web UI header which displays the appliance type (Web Security Appliance, Email Security Appliance, or Content Security Management Appliance)Affected if The device is a Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance, Email Security Appliance, or Content Security Management Appliance
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Check the AsyncOS versionRun the 'version' command in the device CLI, or look at the version displayed on the login page of the web management GUIAffected if The AsyncOS version is 7.1.3 or earlier, or exactly 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, or 7.9
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Verify the management interface is accessibleAttempt to access the web management GUI via HTTP or HTTPS on the default ports (typically 8080 for HTTP or 8443 for HTTPS), or check the 'listener' configuration in the CLI using 'listenerconfig' commandAffected if The management interface is reachable over HTTP or HTTPS from network locations where malformed requests could be sent
The environment is affected if the device is a Cisco IronPort WSA, ESA, or CSM appliance running an affected AsyncOS version (7.1.3 or earlier, or 7.2/7.3/7.5/7.6/7.7/7.8/7.9) with the web-based management interface exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Cisco IronPort AsyncOS versions 7.1.3-013, 7.5.0-838, 7.7.0-602, 7.1.5-106, 7.6.3-019, 7.9.1-102, or 8.0.0-404 or later as appropriate for the appliance type.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3385 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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